The beautiful thing about gardening is that anyone, anywhere can start at anytime. Digging into something that makes us feel good, confident and calm is welcome at any age. The You Are a Gardener® children's book and mindset is rooted in the power of 3 little words...flowers, weeds and seeds: -Flowers being our joyful feelings/thoughts/emotions. -Weeds being our negative feelings/thoughts/emotions, and -Seeds being the opportunity to positively learn and grow through every experience & encounter. Change is one of the most natural processes in our world and everything evolves over time. Embracing the power of change of how we educate and empower our children with positive tools to help them move forward in this world confidently and calmly will occur over time. With repetition, patience and commitment to our younger generation we can help make their future calmer, closer, kinder and more inclusive than ever before. This may look like a children's book and platform to most, but our message is truly ageless. Raising a new generation of emotionally resilient children starts with each and everyone of us. So... who's ready to dig in? Click Here --> For an Introductory to the You Are a Gardener® Mindset. Click Here --> To purchase a copy of our children's book. Click Here --> To learn more about our workshops, assemblies and SEL services. Click Here --> To watch our videos. We have only handful left of the First Edition of You Are a Gardener®. Click Here to get a copy today or stay tuned to the #PullYourweeds® Blog on when the Pre-Order will drop in the shop!

No fall is complete without a pumpkin inspired treat! Today on the #PullYourWeeds® Blog we are cozying into a delicious fall recipe that is layered with decadent flavors and tasty textures. Cooking/baking is a wonderful 'Gardening Tool' for gardeners of all ages as it can soothe stress, reduce negative thoughts and builds confidence. This particular recipe is great for small kids because it requires very minimal ingredients and is fun to construct. All ingredients can be swapped to taste too! Dig into our Pumpkin Parfaits...Scroll down for the recipe! Gardener Shanna's Pumpkin Parfaits -1 15-oz can pumpkin -2 cups vanilla Greek yogurt -1/2 tsp ground cinnamon -1 1/2 cups granola with pumpkin seeds -maple syrup -dash cayenne pepper In 4 mason jars or parfait glasses layer the pumpkin, then the yogurt with a dash of cinnamon, repeat, and finish with one layer of pumpkin.Top with granola, a dash of cayenne pepper and drizzle with maple syrup to taste. (Serves 4) Feeling inspired? Try making your own pumpkin seed granola! We would love to feature some of your favorite recipes! Send us an email to flowers@youareagardener.com or tag us @youareagardener !

Dig into a fun way to raise money for your school or organization. Schedule a You Are a Gardener® Book Fair & we will donate 10% of all sales back to your school/pto or group. Here's How It Works: -Receive an exclusive web link for your school's families or your group to purchase signed copies of You Are a Gardener® (copies can be personalized by the Author) -All books sold can be shipped directly to the home or can be delivered to your school/place of business ($5.95 shipping fee per purchase if shipped directly to home or flat $50 delivery fee if all books shipped to your school or business) -10% of ALL SALES purchased through this link will be donated back to your school/PTO or organization (click on the photo to download a pdf to circulate to your school or group) Shanna Truffini, Author of the children’s book You Are a Gardener® and Creator of the PullYourWeeds® Social Emotional Learning (SEL) Programs has always been a believer that necessity is the mother of invention. She wrote her children’s book as a response to help her own kids when they were younger to find positive and healthy ways to manage life’s everyday stress and uncomfortable feelings. What started out as children’s book quickly took root into an entire social emotional learning platform dedicated to empowering young children with the vocabulary, mindset and tools to help keep them ‘growing' forward feeling confident and calm. <>

This week we are throwing it back to 2018 when Gardener Anna & Gardener Aidan made the most spooktacular episode of Hello Gardeners® 🎃🕷 This mini episode features a Weeds to seeds story from Dracula, a sweet fall treat and a fun flower fact! To watch more episodes of Hello Gardeners® and Camp Hello Gardeners® Click Here. Press Play if you dare... << PRESS PLAY NOW >> The Hello Gardeners® video series was inspired by Gardener Anna when she was only 8 years old and wanting to help other kids turn their 'weeds into seeds'. These videos were filmed in their gardeners' grandparent's greenhouse by our Illustrator & Videographer, Kelsey Jordan. Each short video features a weeds to seeds story, a fun craft or activity, flower facts, some special guest gardeners and more fun! These videos are an excellent resource to use at home and in school as a delightful way to help reinforce the You Are a Gardener® mindset. Watch more videos here!

From BOOtiful breakfast ideas to spooky surprises, Halloween vibes are definitely creeping into our gardens! The emotional benefit of this particular holiday can be a real positive for most kids as it evokes creativity, imagination and most importantly...fun! Even though Halloween may look little a different this year, there are still lots of ways to cast some magic into the season. "Those who don't believe in magic will never find it."~Roald Dahl We've come up with some spooktacular ways to start off your day! Check out our frightfully delicious and easy breakfast ideas to get you and your family in the Halloween spirit! Kid friendly recipes like these are a wonderful way to get the whole family involved. Click Here For These BOOtiful Breakfast Recipes If you are looking for a craft to get your kids involved in the Halloween spirit, check out our spook-tacular jack-o-lanterns than you can reuse year after year! Click Here To Watch The Instructional Video & For Materials The Halloween episode of Hello Gardeners® is definitely one of our favorites! Watch this blast from the past video for some extra spooky surprises! Click The Video Below To Watch The Most Spooktacular Episode Of Hello Gardeners® No tricks, just treats 🎃 Enjoy 10% Off and a Free You Are a Gardener®️Activity Kit, now through 10/31. Enter code BOOTACULAR20 at checkout 👻 and check out our TOP 10 Reasons to own a copy of You Are a Gardener® Click Here For An Extra Special Treat Did you know....even though full moons are featured in most Halloween videos they are extremely rare?!? It comes as no surprise to us that this #Halloween2020 we will have our first Halloween full moon since 2001 and the previous full ones date back to Halloween 1955. The entire 21st century will see only six Halloween full moons: 2001, 2020, 2039, 2058, 2077, and 2096. Wishing all our gardener friends a safe and joyful Halloween!

No tricks here! Our brand new Spooktacular Fox Beaded Bracelet is scary cute! Halloween is just around the corner be sure to treat your gardeners to our limited edition bracelet designed by Gardener Anna. Click Here If you dare to SHOP NOW >>>

We've come up with some spooktacular ways to start off your day! Check out our frightfully delicious and easy breakfast ideas to get you and your family in the Halloween spirit! Kid friendly recipes like these are a wonderful way to get the whole family involved. As gardeners we refer to the 'flowers' in our gardens as our joyful and happy feelings. The social and emotional learning (SEL) benefits of cooking with your kids can lead to some very bright flowers in their gardens! SEL Benefits of Cooking With Your Kids: ✔ It encourages creativity. ✔ It's a wonderful way to teach life skills. ✔ It helps children focus. ✔ It can be very stress reliving. ✔ It involves cognitive thinking. ✔ It enhances fine motor skills. ✔ It can be a very bonding experience. Scroll down to see all four BOOtiful breakfast ideas for Halloween! 1. Disappearing Toast 👻 All you need for this recipe is a slice of bread, an egg, butter, salt & pepper and a festive cookie cutter. 2. Cute Clementine Pumpkins 🎃 We love this healthy, adorable and oh so easy snack to make for Halloween. The best part is, the assembly is super kid friendly. All you need are clementines and celery! 3. Devilish Eggs 😈 Turn your favorite deviled egg recipe into devilish eggs by adding horns (tomatoes or red peppers) and capers for eyes! 4. BOOnanas 👻 We love this sweet and spooky surprise on top of any toast with nut butter. Head over to our Instagram page @youareagardener for fun tricks and treats for you and your family to enjoy this Halloween! Have a safe and joyful Halloween, Shanna

Your little ghouls will love Gardener Anna's BOOtiful brownie recipe. These dreadfully delicious treats are so easy to make and only require a couple of quick kitchen tricks! Scroll down for this fun and festive Halloween recipe! (#notsponsored) Gardener Anna's BOOtiful Brownie Recipe -Box of Brownie Mix -Chocolate Icing -Halloween Sprinkles -Milano Cookies -Black Gel Icing Bake brownies per instructions on the box. Let cool. Spread chocolate icing on brownies. Decorate with sprinkles. Cut bottoms off cookies and write RIP with gel icing on the cookie and press them into the brownies for a BOOtiful effect! This is the perfect Halloween treat to bring to a party, easy efforts with a frightfully fun presentation! Having fun in the kitchen and creating new recipes is a wonderful 'gardening tool' for kids of all ages to add to their emotional toolkit. Cooking and baking is a positive way to de-stress and induce mindfulness, as it encourages patience, creativity and builds self-esteem. Have a happy and safe Halloween Gardeners! 🎃

Nothing screams Halloween like a spooky, sugary snack! Today we are sharing a frightfully delicious treat that is super simple to make and will have you begging for S'more!!! SCROLL DOWN IF YOU DARE -FOR OUR SPOOKTACULAR S'MORES RECIPE (FOR A FUN HALLOWEEN SNACK🦇) This spooky snack for kids is perfect for any Halloween party or for a fall afternoon treat!🎃 Ingredients: Chocolate Graham Crackers, Spooky Marshmallow Treats, Cookies & Cream White Chocolate Bar Simple Instructions: Stack your Spooky S'mores and microwave for 15-30 seconds We hope you enjoyed this tasty Halloween treat! If you and your gardeners make this spooky snack, send us your photos to flowers@youareagardener.com 👻

Thank you Madison, NJ for another incredible Bottle Hill Day! We had so much fun spreading seeds and met so many new gardener friends. We can't wait to see where it grows! Gardener Anna, Gardener Shanna & Gardener Aidan at Bottle Hill Day in Madison NJ 2022 Gardener Anna & Gardener Aidan love spreading seeds in their community! This year we featured our signature fox bracelets and debuted our new fox key chains! The gardeners love it when their friends come out and help us spread some seeds! We even had an origami station...One of our favorite 'go-to' gardeneing tools! Thank you to all our friends who came out to support us this year at Bottle Hill Day in Madison, NJ We are already looking forward to next year!

This December marks our 5 year anniversary at You Are a Gardener®. To celebrate this milestone we have been quietly working behind the scenes on developing a Second Edition of You Are a Gardener®. Without giving too much away, there will be several new literal changes to the book as well as some beautiful, new illustrations by our extremely talented Illustrator, Kelsey Jordan. We only have a handful of copies left of the First Edition of You Are a Gardener®. Once we sell out we offer a pre-order of the new edition. More details to follow...stay tuned! "Over the years our message, mission, and mindset has gotten significantly stronger and much more defined. We really want this to shine through in the brand new edition!" ~Shanna Truffini <>

Hello! For those of you who are new to my platform, my name is Shanna Truffini and I am the author of the children’s book You Are a Gardener® and creator of the PullYourWeeds® Social Emotional Learning (SEL) Program. I have always been a believer that 'necessity is the mother of invention'. I wrote my children’s book as a response to help my own kids when they were younger to find positive and healthy ways to manage life’s everyday stress and uncomfortable encounters. What started out as children’s book quickly took root into an entire social emotional learning platform dedicated to empowering young children with the vocabulary, mindset and tools to keep them ‘growing forward feeling confident and calm. Over the past few years, while working with elementary school teachers from all over, there is common thread that most teachers are having to coming up with their own Social Emotional Learning strategies to use in their classrooms. Most teachers are having to do more work to make SEL work for their students. As I mentioned earlier, 'necessity is the mother of invention' and now more than ever there is a great need to implement strong Social Emotional Learning systems that are easily accessible, consistent and most importantly relatable. Over the past few months I have been working closely with a team of teachers and school counselors to create a ‘One-Click SEL program for elementary schools. It has everything a classroom needs to support their weekly, monthly and yearly SEL needs. Featuring morning meeting ideas, classroom games, activity sheets, mindfulness exercises, journaling topics, crafts, visual aids and more ...and it is all literally just one click away. Are you ready to dig into raising a new generation of emotionally empowered kids? What are you waiting for….Let’s grow! Contact Us Today At: flowers@youareagardener.com